Grain shocker



R. R. RICHMOND GRAIN SHOCKER File-i June 25v 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 I a {g g gwueu for R. R. RICHMOND GRAIN SHOGKER Filed June 25. 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 25,1926. 1,586,383

R. R. RICHMOND GRAY N SHOCKER File-1 '25, 1925 4 sheets-Sheet 5 May 25 1926. 1,586,383

R. R. RICHMOND GRAIN SHOCKER Fi-led June 25, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet L Patented May 25, 1926.

UNITED STATES 7 1,586,383 PATENT oFFics.

ROMULUS n. RICHMOND, DECEASED, LATE or OMAHA, NEnEAskA'; EY MA YA skint 'roN, ADMINISTRATRIX, E, oMAnA,

Enn sKA, ssreNoIt ,OF ONE-HALE T0 'HEEBEE'r 1). 000K AND ALEXANDER BUREEL'L, orn on OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

GRAIN snocKEE.

Application filed June 25, was. Serial No. 647,672.

This invention relates to improvements in grain Shockers and has for its primeobject to provide a shocker adapted to be coupled to a binder in any Suitable way for moving and operating the shocker as the binder is drawn or propelled over a field.

A further object of the invention is to provide a grain shocker adapted to receive a predetermined number of bundles and to automatically discharge the bundles when same have reached'the predetermined number. a.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a grain shocker which will automatically discharge the bundles fromthe machine and stack them on theground as loosely asifset up by hand, and which will permit the bundles to adjust themselves, thus preventing thestack from falling or blowing over.

And a still further object of my invention is to provide a grainshocker whichcan be moved by the same power used for operating the blnder, but one that dose not receive its power from the binder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a grain shocker of the above indicated character, which is simple in construction,

durable, efficient for the purposeintended,, and one that can be manufactured and.

placed on saleat a relativel lowcost.

These and like objects of the invention willbe better understood as the description follows and as is specifically pointed out in theappended claims. 1

Referring to. the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, I

Figure 1 is atop plan View of a grain shocker constructed in accordance-with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of same. Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3.3 of Figurel,

Figure A is an enlarged perspective view of the operating mechanism, and I Figure 5 is a fragmentary section taken on line 5 5 of Figure 1. v

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, like characters will be used to designate like parts in the dilferent views. In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a U-shaped 'fraine on which are. journale'd axles 2 for ground wheels 3. One side of the U-s'haped framehas. an extension 4- attached thereto. Gross braces 5, 6, and Tare employed for supporting in a parallel plane with theU-shaped frame a'brace memberS.

A bundle carrier 9 is pivotally supported on uprights; 10 which are attached to the inner sides of the U-shaped frame The bundle carrier is so mounted on the supports10 thatthe greater portion of the weight of the carrier is to the front of the supports, so that the carrier will automatically x adjust "itself upon discharging the bundles therefrom, and assume the position indicated by full lines in Figure 2'of the accompanying drawings.

The U-shaped frame supporting the carrier 9 and ground wheels 3is attachedto a binder. (notshown) in any suitableqnaniier, so that the bundles asindicated by the let ter A when discharged from the binder. are thrown onto a fork receiving rack 11 which is mounted for swinging movement on a rot 12, which is in turn journaled in bearings or upright supports 13 which are three in number and areconnectedto the brace 8.

Ashaft 14 is journaled in bearings' on the underside of the extension .4 andbrace .8. A sprocket 15, iskeyed to the shaft 1d and is connected with a. sprocket 16 on the axle 2 bya sprocket chain 17. A beveled gear18 is carried byone end of the shaft 14 andmeshes with a beveled gear 19 keyed 3011 a shaft 20 which is journaled in bearings 21 on the braces 5 and 6. Rings 22,and. 23 respectively'are keyed on opposite ends of the shaft 20 and each of the rings hasv anarm 2d formed integral therewitl'i. The arm, 24 ofthe ring 22 is connected with a shaft 25 ri1n-ning parallel with the shaft 20 by means of pivotally connected links and 27. The-linl' 27 is connected to the shaft 25 through a link28 which is provided with a lug 29. A sprocket 30 is keyed on one end of the'shaft 25 and connected with a sprocket 3.1011 the shaft 12 by means of a sprocket chain 32. I

A shaft 33 is journaled on the underside andatthe extreme end of the braces and 6 and has a tendency to rotate in the direction of the shaft 25 by means of a. coil spring 3A,;which connects the two shafts together.

A lever 35 is pivotally connected to the link 26 and is provided with. a notch 36 for engagement with the lugr29. The raising and lowering of the lever is controlled by a U-shaped hook 37 secured on one end'of the shaft 38. A second lever 88 having a notch 39 is pivotally connected as at 40 to the cross brace 6. The arm 2 1- of' the ring 23 is connected to the end of the shaft 33 through a link 41 and an arm 42. The link 41 has a slot e3 therein for receiving a pin i l carried by the arm 12. The shaft 14 has a ring 45 secured on one end and the ring is provided with an arm 416 which is pivotally connected at 4:7 to a link 48 which is provided with a slot 19. The free end of the link 48 is pivotally connected to an operating lever 50 intermediate its ends. 7

A shaft 51 journaled in the U-shaped frame 1 has a ring 52 secured rigidly thereto. The ring 52 has .an arm 53 formed integral therewith and the arm is connected to the link 4t8'by a pin 54 that passes through the slot 19 and engages the end of the arm. One end of the operating lever is provided with a notched end 55 for engagement with the pin 54, the purpose of which will be better understood as "the description follows.

Another shaft as indicated by the numeral 56 is supported in the U-shaped frame on a plane parallel with the shaft- 51. A ratchet 57 is keyed to the shaft 56 and is rotated with the shaft by an operating pawl 58 pivotally carried by a lever 58. One end of the lever 58 is pivoted on the shaft 56 so that said lever will turn thereon, while the opposite end thereof has an eye 58 therein through which extends one end of a rod 59. The other end of the rod 59 is pivotally connected as at 60 to a crank arm 61 carried by one end of the shaft 12. A head 61 on the rod 59 engages the lever 58 to slight ly turn the shaft 56 upon the turning movement of the shaft 12. To hold said ratchet 5'? against retrograde movement, an arm 61 having a pin 61 thereon engaging the teeth of said ratchet is pivotally connected to the brace member 8.

A sprocket is keyed to the shaft 51 adjacent each end and each of the sprockets are connected by sprocket chains 6et to a sprocket 63 carried by a stub-axle 61 on which the carrier 9 is supported in the standards 10.

As my improved grain shocker is being moved over the ground in connection with a binder, the bundles are delivered one at time onto the forked frame 11. As the bundles are being delivered onto the forked frame. they strike against a pivoted control lever 65, the control lever being connected to the brace 6 by an L-shaped bracket 66. As the control lever swings on its pivot 67 one end strikes against the member 38 to more same upwardly permitting the lug 33 'ormed integral on the shaft 33 to disengage .e notched recess 39, and at the same time e spring 8 1 turns the shaft whereby the shaped hook 257 allows the lever 35 t rop downwardly permitting the notched recess 36 to engage the lug 29. As the shaft is kept constantly revolving through the ears 18, 19, sprockets 15, 16, and sprocket chain 17, it can be readily seen that the arm 2i of the ring 22 will cause the shaft to makea one-half turn and the sprocket 3o through the sprocket chain operates a sprocket 68 on the shaft 12 to swing the forked frame 11 upwardly to discharge the bundles onto the carrier 9, afterwhich the link 11 presses against the pin id of the arm 4-2 whereby the shaft 33 is partially rotated against the tension of the spring 3% to allow the notched recess 39 to engage the lug onthe shaft 33 and the U-shaped hook 3'? raises the operating lever disengaging the notched recess 36 from the lug 29, so that the forked frame returns to its original position ready for receiving another bundle.

The ratchet 57 is provided with ten teeth and every time the forked frame 11 delivers a bundle onto the carrier 9, the shaft 56 is given onetenth of a turn. when a total of ten bundles have been deposited on the carrier, a lug 69 on the said shaft engages the lever 50 which moves the notched end 55 in to engagement with the pin 5% so that under the influence of the arm 46 the shaft 51 is turned, thus causing the sprockets 6S, and sprocket chains 6 1 to elevate the carrier to the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, whereby the bundles are discharged onto the ground in stacks that easily adjust themselves to prevent falling or blowing over. During the dumping of the bundles, the pawl 58 and pm 61 are disengaged from the ratchet 57 by a lug 61 rigidly carried by the shaft 56 engaging the arm 61 which causes the pin 61 to engage the pawl 58; so that the shaft 56 is rotated under the influence of a spring 70 which permits the operating parts to assume the position indicated in Figure i.

While I have shown and described the pre ferred form of my improved grain shocker, I realize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. and therefore, I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of constructions shown. nor to the combination and arrangement of parts.

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1'. In a grain shocker, comprising a .U- shaped frame, said frame being mounted on ground wheels, a bundle carrier mounted on said frame, a forked member pivoted at one side of said bundle carrier on said U-shaped frame, means for swinging said forked memher for discharging the bundles received thereon into the bundle carrier, means for holding said forked member against swinging movement, a control lever pivotally carried by said U-shaped frame for releasing said holding means to permit operation of said forked member, and means controlled by said swinging fork to discharge the bundles from said bundle carrier when a predetermined number of bundles have been deposited therein.

2. A grain shocker comprising a frame, ground wheels for supporting said frame, a bundle carrier pivotally mounted on said frame, a bundle fork pivotally mounted on the frame at one side of said bundle carrier, operating means driven by said ground wheels for swinging said forked m nber to discharge the bundles into said carrier, a control lever pivotally connected to said frame for controlling the operation of said bundle fork, and means for discharging the bundles from the carrier when a predetermined number have been deposited therein.

3. A grain shocker comprising a frame, a bundle carrier pivotally mounted on said frame, a shaft pivotally mounted at one side of said bundle carrier, a .forked member affixed to said shaft, means for swinging said shaft to discharge bundles into said carrier, a crank arm on said shaft, a ratchet mechanism, a link connecting said crank arm and ratchet mechanism, and means operated by said ratchet mechanism for swinging said bundle carrier on its pivot when a predetermined number of bundles have been de posited therein.

4:. A grain shocker comprising a frame, a bundle carrier pivotally mounted on said frame, a shaft pivotally mounted at one side of said bundle carrier, a forked mem-' ber afiixed to said shaft, means for swinging said shaft to discharge bundles into said carrier, a crank arm on said shaft, a ratchet mechanism, a link-connecting said crank arm to said ratchet mechanism for operating same when said forked member is swung on its pivot, a second shaft operated by said ratchet mechanism, a projection on said second mentioned shaft, a power shaft, acrank arm on said power shaft, a link adapted to be reciprocated by said crank, a

bundle carrier mounted on said frame, a

forked member pivotally mounted on said supply means.

be engaged by the bundles when the same are deposited on said forked member for connecting said forked member with said power 6. A grain shocker comprising a frame, a bundle carrier mounted on said frame, a forked member pivotally mounted on said frame for discharging the bundles received thereon into said bundle carrier, power supply means for swinging said forked memher, on its pivot, a pivoted trip lever for holding said forked member in inoperative position with relation to said power supply means, and a lever adapted to be engaged by the bundles when deposited on said forked member for releasing said trip lever in order to connect said forked member with said power supply means. c

7. A grain shocker comprising a frame, a bundlercarrier mounted on said frame, a forked member pivotally mounted on said frame for discharging bundles received thereon into said bundle carrier, power sup ply means for swinging said forked 1119111- ber on its pivot, said power means being noranally in inoperative relation with said forked member, a rotatable shaft, spring means for yieldably holding said shaft against turning movement, a pair of projections on said shaft, a trip lever having a notch therein adapted to receive one of said projections to hold said shaft against turning movement by said spring means, means adapted to be operated by the other projection on said shaft for connecting said power supply means with said forked member when said trip lever releases the projection receiv d in the notch therein, and a lever adapted to be engaged by the bundles when deposited on said forked member for releasing said trip lever to connect the forked member with the power supply means.

A grain shocker comprising a frame, a bundle carrier mounted on said frame, a forked member pivotally inounted on'said frame for discharging bundles r ceived thereon into said bundle carrier, power supply means for swinging said forked member on its pivot, said power means being normally in inoperative relation with said forked member, a rotatable shaft, spring means for yieldably holding said shaft against turning movement, a pair of projections on said shaft, a trip lever having a notch therein adapted to receive one of said projections to hold said shaft against turning movement by said spring means, means adapted to be operated by the other projection on said shaft for connecting said power supply means with said forked member when said trip lever releases the pro ection received 1n the notch therein, A lever adapted to be engaged by the bundles when deposited on said iorlced member for releasing said trip lever to connect the forked member with the power Suppl means, and means for returning one of said projections into the notch in said trip lever after said forked member has been operated.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

MARY A. SI-IELlOiI A (Zmnistmt'rix. 

